• PEOPLE NAME: SOGWO ARIG OF CHINA

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PEID: 7390

ROP: 114310

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Tibetan

Language: Tibetan, Amdo - (adx)

Alternate Name(s): Arig Tibetan, Sokwo Arik

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Tibetan

Country: China

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Population: 60,000

Global Population: 60,000


PEID: 7390

ROP: 114310

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Sogwo Arig of China, numbering 60,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Tibetan people cluster within the Tibetan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in China. Their primary language is Tibetan, Amdo. The primary religion practiced by the Sogwo Arig is Tibetan Buddhism, a branch of Buddhism characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas.


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